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# Jeffrey R. Immelt

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Jeffrey Robert Immelt is an American manufacturing executive working as a venture partner at New Enterprise Associates.

##  Quotes by Jeffrey R. Immelt

> [You can't delegate growth or customer satisfaction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/you-can-t-delegate-growth-or-customer-satisfaction/)

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[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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> [Live with passion. Live with purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/live-with-passion-live-with-purpose/)

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[Desire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/desire/)

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> [It's the sustained ability to change that really counts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/it-s-the-sustained-ability-to-change-that-really-counts/)

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[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

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> [Values can't just be words on a page. To be effective, they must shape action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/values-can-t-just-be-words-on-a-page-to-be-effective-they-must-shape/)

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[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

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> [And people is the most important part of my job. I spend one third of my time on people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/and-people-is-the-most-important-part-of-my-job-i-spend-one-third-of/)

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> [Surviving a failure gives you more self-confidence. Failures are great learning tools.. but they must be kept to a minimum.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/surviving-a-failure-gives-you-more-self-confidence-failures-are-great/)

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[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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> [Seeing people in person is a big part of how you drive any change process. You have to show people a positive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/seeing-people-in-person-is-a-big-part-of-how-you-drive-any-change/)

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> [Good leaders don't tell people what to do, they give teams capability and inspiration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/good-leaders-don-t-tell-people-what-to-do-they-give-teams-capability/)

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> [Good leaders are very curious, and they spend a lot of time trying to learn things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/good-leaders-are-very-curious-and-they-spend-a-lot-of-time-trying-to/)

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> [The most important thing I've learned since becoming CEO is context. It's how your company fits in with the world and how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/the-most-important-thing-i-ve-learned-since-becoming-ceo-is-context/)

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> [Enron and 9/11 marked the end of an era of individual freedom and the beginning of personal responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/enron-and-9-11-marked-the-end-of-an-era-of-individual-freedom-and-the/)

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[Beginning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beginning/)

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> [GE sells more than 96 percent of its products to the private sector, where America's future must be built. But government can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/ge-sells-more-than-96-percent-of-its-products-to-the-private-sector/)

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[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

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> [If the only common thread you have as an industrial company is the fact that you think you're well managed, you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/if-the-only-common-thread-you-have-as-an-industrial-company-is-the/)

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[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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> [September 11 was horrific, but I've been through enough crises before that I had my own pattern as to how to collect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/september-11-was-horrific-but-i-ve-been-through-enough-crises-before/)

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> [I think we should have basically the same tax policy that Germany, Japan, the U.K., everybody else has, which is a tax…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/i-think-we-should-have-basically-the-same-tax-policy-that-germany/)

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[Antiquated](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/antiquated/)

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> [I was never afraid of failure. I realized that I was responsible for my own success and that every day offers a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/i-was-never-afraid-of-failure-i-realized-that-i-was-responsible-for/)

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[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

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> [I love working with customers. Sales has really influenced everything I do. It has instilled in me the important traits of operating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/i-love-working-with-customers-sales-has-really-influenced-everything/)

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> [You can stay too long in a job, that's for sure. But by the same token, in the 12 years I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/you-can-stay-too-long-in-a-job-that-s-for-sure-but-by-the-same-token/)

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> [I have learned that nothing is certain except for the need to have strong risk management, a lot of cash, the willingness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/i-have-learned-that-nothing-is-certain-except-for-the-need-to-have/)

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> [I think there's a need for somewhat of a mindset change. We need to have a consistent external focus. We've always had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/i-think-there-s-a-need-for-somewhat-of-a-mindset-change-we-need-to/)

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[Big companies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big-companies/)

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> [When I was a young guy, when I first started with G.E., Jack Welch sent us all to Japan because in those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/when-i-was-a-young-guy-when-i-first-started-with-g-e-jack-welch-sent/)

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> [I've been seeing the change. It's been steady. It's been more controlled than people think. And my own belief is that China…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/i-ve-been-seeing-the-change-it-s-been-steady-it-s-been-more/)

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> [I'm an optimist. I've always believed the future is going to be better than the past. And I also believe I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/i-m-an-optimist-i-ve-always-believed-the-future-is-going-to-be-better/)

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[Adversity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adversity/)

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> [President Obama has asked me to chair his new President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/president-obama-has-asked-me-to-chair-his-new-president-s-council-on/)

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> [As one of America's largest exporters, GE remains committed to producing more products in the United States, which is our home and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/as-one-of-america-s-largest-exporters-ge-remains-committed-to/)

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[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

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> [ Really, the one thing that actually works - you know, state-run communism may not be your cup of tea, but \[China's\] government… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/really-the-one-thing-that-actually-works-you-know-state-run-communism/)

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[China](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/china/)

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> [Managing innovation better may be the only way out of the abyss called commodity hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/managing-innovation-better-may-be-the-only-way-out-of-the-abyss/)

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[Abyss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abyss/)

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> [Every leader needs to clearly explain the top three things the organization is working on. If you can't, then you're not leading…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/every-leader-needs-to-clearly-explain-the-top-three-things-the/)

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> [I think this notion that it's the population of the U.S. against the big companies is just wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/i-think-this-notion-that-it-s-the-population-of-the-u-s-against-the/)

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> [The one thing that people don't get about GE is that, to the people who work here, it's not a company. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/the-one-thing-that-people-don-t-get-about-ge-is-that-to-the-people/)

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> [Leadership is an intense journey into yourself. You can use your own style to get anything done. It's about being self-aware. Every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/leadership-is-an-intense-journey-into-yourself-you-can-use-your-own/)

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> [I do business in 170 countries; none of them is perfect. There is not even one country that I think of, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/i-do-business-in-170-countries-none-of-them-is-perfect-there-is-not/)

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> [I'm out talking about this company (General Electric) seven days a week, 24 hours a day, with nothing to hide. We're a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/i-m-out-talking-about-this-company-general-electric-seven-days-a-week/)

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[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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> [Is France a completely open market to G.E.? No, of course not. I think we're more discerning about China because it's China,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/is-france-a-completely-open-market-to-g-e-no-of-course-not-i-think-we/)

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> [The reason people come to work for GE, they want to be apart of something bigger than themselves, they want to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/the-reason-people-come-to-work-for-ge-they-want-to-be-apart-of/)

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> [The best thing you can give as a leader is a reason to trust. People want to trust. They're hungry for it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/the-best-thing-you-can-give-as-a-leader-is-a-reason-to-trust-people/)

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[Best things](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-things/)

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> [There is no real magic to being a good leader. But at the end of every week, you have to spend your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/there-is-no-real-magic-to-being-a-good-leader-but-at-the-end-of-every/)

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> [I think that if you run a big company, you've got to, four or five times a year, just say, 'Hey team,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/i-think-that-if-you-run-a-big-company-you-ve-got-to-four-or-five/)

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[Anarchy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anarchy/)

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> [Many bought into the idea that America could go from a technology-based, export-oriented powerhouse to a services-led, consumption-based economy - and somehow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/many-bought-into-the-idea-that-america-could-go-from-a-technology/)

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[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

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> [In business as in life, sometimes bad things happen to good people, and sometimes good things happen to bad people. But over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-immelt/in-business-as-in-life-sometimes-bad-things-happen-to-good-people-and/)

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[Bad people](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-people/)

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## Jeffrey R. Immelt by topic

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